DreamWorks Animation Seeks a Software Manager to work in our Pipeline/Production Engineering group.
You could work at either studio location:
*Glendale, CA
*Redwood City, CA
Description:
The Production Engineering (PE) department is the central resource for development and maintenance of the studio pipeline. The pipeline consists of a wide variety of scripts, tools, and glue code that enables artists to more effectively use the studios proprietary software packages but also to integrate into the infrastructure that has been set up to optimally make animated feature films.
The PE department manager is the leader of these efforts. Through their own leadership and the leadership of their leads and supervisors, the managers role is to support the studios long-term goals while also servicing immediate production support and development needs.
Tasks and Responsibilities
· Maintains a yearly operational budget for the department.
· Maintains primary responsibility for the operation of the department. This includes but is not limited to:
o Facilitating effective communication within the department through meetings or other means. The goal of this communication is not only to ensure clarity of purpose and direction of assigned tasks but also to encourage growth and mentorship within the team.
o Facilitating effective communication with other departments, including production. This communication should include not only an outward flow of information regarding internal priorities but also serve as an opportunity to gain information important to the department as a whole. In this role, the PE manager should serve as the face of the PE department to the facility from both a technical and production point of view.
o Leading or participating in decisions regarding short and long term goals for the PE department.
o Creating a fostering environment for the department members. This includes but is not limited to managing change, identifying and harboring ideas for departmental growth and direction, team building, conflict resolution, and mentorship.
· Maintains primary responsibility for the administration of the department. This includes but is not limited to:
o All matters of a financial nature for the department including hiring, salaries, and bonuses.
o All matters regarding career development including reviews, company goal setting, and personal goal consultation.
· Ability to travel frequently between Glendale and Redwood City. As this department is cross-site, regular travel is necessary to maintain relationships across the team.
Qualifications:
· 5+ years of management and/or leadership experience within technical divisions of a company.
· Professional technical project management experience
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills
· Experience working in a high pressure production environment
· Solid knowledge of a variety of programming and scripting languages such as C, C++, Perl, Python, and c-shell
· Solid knowledge of a Linux desktop environment
· Solid interpersonal skills
To Apply:
Please paste/copy resume into the body of an email with “Pipeline Engineer Manager” in the subject line. Then send to jobs@dreamworks.com. Do not send attachments due to virus concerns.
About us:
DreamWorks Animation develops and produces high quality computer generated (CG) animated films. Our recent releases include Madagascar, Wallace & Gromit The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and Over the Hedge.
We offer a casual, fun & collaborative work environment; free food; onsite dry-cleaning, film developing and car wash services; training and artistic development classes; discounts to movie theatres, theme parks, zoos, Hewlett Packard and Verizon wireless products; and of course movie screenings!